apoplexies

noun

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Roots

apoapo- · Greek · off, away, completely plesseinplex- · Greek · to strike ia-ies · Greek · condition, state

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